Mumbai cops join GRP on duty for 2 hours

After facing criticism over repeated attacks on women in trains, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has kicked off a campaign to patrol prominent stations for two hours every evening.

| TNN | Sep 17, 2013, 06:03 IST

MUMBAI: After facing criticism over repeated attacks on women in trains, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has kicked off a campaign to patrol prominent stations for two hours every evening. The short-staffed GRP has been granted a little help by the Mumbai police force.

A contingent of the Mumbai police works along with the short-staffed GRP for the campaign, which is already on at CST and Dadar on the Central line, and Bandra and Santa Cruz on the Western line.

"Thirty Mumbai police personnel have been provided to us. In addition, 10 personnel from the Riot Control Police and 10 of our own men are part of the drive," said senior inspector Prakash Kirdutt, Dadar GRP.

The 50-member team is divided into four groups for the first part of the drive. They round up drug addicts, urchins, beggars and look out for thieves. "One hour (6-7 pm) is dedicated to patrolling platforms and looking for suspicious people," said an official. "Presence of uniformed personnel in station areas acts as a huge deterrent."

For the second part of the drive, the team is divided into five groups. From 7-8pm, they stand outside ladies compartments to ensure that women are unharmed as they alight and board from trains, and illegal hawkers and men do not enter these coaches. "Prevention, rather than prosecution, is the aim of the second part of the drive," said senior inspector Surendra Deshmukh, CST GRP.

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